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doubt, but that a tranflation into Englith, 
would prove more acceptable to the fair 
iex in this country, than all the taftelefS 
and menftrous produStions of the romance 
kind, that have of late been tranfpianted 
ito Englifh foil, and only tend to bring 
German literature into difrepute with rea- 
ders, who require rational entertain- 
ment. 
The 6th volume of Von TEmP.ie- 
HOFF’s Hiftory of the Seven Years War 
in Germany,” which concludes that in- 
terefting work, has at length appeared. 
The fcient:fic knowledge of the mili- 
tary art, which the author difplays in this 
work, and the pra&ical leffons in taétics 
which it contains, muft render it emi- 
nently interefting to all miliary men 
who are defirous of acquiring a f{cientific 
knowledge of their profeffion. 
Mr. K. A. ENGELHARDT, of Drefden, 
has publifhed the firft volume of a mot 
interefting and inftru@tive “ Hiftory of 
Saxony, for the Youths of that country ;” 
im which he not only gives an elaborate 
hiftory of the reign of the different princes 
of Saxony, but alfo largely expatiates up- 
on the progrefs which civilization has 
made in that country, with refpeét to ge- 
ography, domeftic and moral improve- 
ment, to the manufactures, arts, and {ci- 
ences, as well as to its religious and moral 
ftate. 
The  Zeitfchrift von uni fiir Un- 
garn,” a new periodical work, which is 
editing by L. von ScuEpius, a Hunga- 
rian nobleman, for the purpofe of pro- 
moting the knowledge of the hiftory, ge- 
ography, and literature of his country, 
contains a variety of very interefting ar- 
ticles. 
The firft volume has been received with 
uncommon applaufe; and the ability with 
which this publication 1s conducted, en- 
courages the moit fanguine hopes, that it 
wil] materially contribute to render Hun- 
gary more generally known, than it has 
hitherto been. 
Possettr’s “ Tafchen-buch fur die 
neuefte Gefchichte,” is continued with 
increafing applaufe. The volume which 
is intended for the current year, repre- 
fen's, in an animated picture, the moft 
important and interefting epochs of the 
late war, when the French republic, after 
a campaign replete with difaiters and de- 
feats, renewed her ftrugeles for peace, 
with more boldnefs, energy, and unex- 
pected fuccefs, than at any former period, 
and triumphantly compelled her enemies 
to abandon their fchemes of ann:hilating 
the newrepublic by their joint efforts. 
Retrofped of German Literature.— Hi ftory— Education. 
Eberh. Gilb. KLUGEL, Knapp, M, 
and C. SprenceL, of Halle, Voss, 
WaGnitz, and feveral other emimert® li- 
terati, are publifhing a new periodical 
werk, under the title of, ‘© The Bio- 
grapher.”’ It isto comprife the lives of 
eminently difttnguifhed chara&ters of the 
laft three centuries, and chiefly intended 
to counteract the baneful rage for noyvel- 
reading, which has already been the cavfe 
of incalculable miichief, both m Germany 
and in England. 
The woithy Rocuitz has, with the 
fame view, prefented the public with an 
excellent work; in two v.lumes, intitled, 
‘¢ Die Verwandten,” which contains the 
characters of particularly interelting men, 
reprefented in the form of moral tales. 
The eagernefs with which the works of 
this able and clegant writer are read in 
Germany, render his endeavours to cor- 
rect the vitiated tafte of the juvenile read- 
ing world doubly meritorious; and it is 
devoutly to be wifhed, that his example 
may be imi.ated by other writers, who are 
now wafting their time and talents in the 
compofition of works, that, at moft, will 
procure them cnly tranfient fame. 
EDUCATION. 
This momentous branch of fcience, 
which ftrongly claims the moft vigorous 
aid of every true friend of humanity, 
and is fo notorioufly negleéted in moft 
Eurcpean countries, in Germany conti- 
nues to experience the ftrenuous fupport 
of a great number of able writers; and 
it is with real p'eafure we find, that a 
variety of very uf ful pericdical publiea- 
tiors in this department are annually 
added to thefe of GursmuTHS, CaMPE, 
SALZMANN, and others, whiltt fuch as 
have been ‘lately ftarted, are carried on 
with {pint and increafing fuecefs. Among 
the later, ** Munt’s Burgheim unier 
feinen Kindern,” containing Dialogues 
and Mcral Tales for Chidren, experi- 
ences a well-delerved patronage. The 
third colle&tion, v hich has late:y appear- 
ed, proves, that the worthy author has 
not r.laxed in his endeavours to render It 
both interetiing and ufeful. 
The “ Geiprache iiber die Naturlebre, 
fir Kinder in Schulen, by ScuoLz, 
trea's with great perfpicuity of phyhes, 
as far as this {cience is appli-ahle to the 
common purpoies cf l'fe, and deferves ta 
be recommended as an ufefvl fchoo]-book. 
_ © GutsmutTu’s Bibliothek der pada- 
gogifchen Litteratur,”” continues to be 
carried on in a manner that cannct but 
greatly contribute to the improvement of 
the f{cience of education. © 
VILLAUME’S 
